We return three offensive starters. All linemen.

Still, our offense (aside from QB) should be better than last year. 

Expect a major improvement from the offensive line. 

Analysis

Quarterback:

2024 Grade: Incredible

2025 Grade: HUGE QUESTION MARK

• Good quarterback = good offense
• Bad quarterback = bad offense

It’s hard to feel great about a true Freshman QB even if he is a 5-Star recruit.

Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (JKS) could be great, but there will be growing pains. He was named starter a couple weeks ago, but that may have been due to an injury to Devin Brown the team has not announced.  

Hopefully, we can squeak out two wins before conference play starts and allow him to get comfortable.

Offensive Line: 

2024 Grade: Terrible

2025 Grade: Very good hopefully

I am predicting this group takes a huge step forward in 2025.

We have the size, and we have the coach. 

If not, we are dead. 

Running Backs:

2024: Decent

2025: Decent

We lost all of our running backs to the portal, but I’m actually not that mad about it. 

The entitled diva Jaydn Ott is now RB3 at Oklahoma. He can suck it after smearing Cal to the media. 

Speedster “The Jet”… I actually miss.

The other two were meh. 

We’ve replaced them with bigger, more physical backs .

A nice change of pace after watching soft ass Ott pop it to the outside and get run out of bounds for a loss every single play.

RB = plug-and-play. If our Offensive Line is good, our new backs will look good.

Wide Receiver:

2024: Bad

2025: Good (more speed)

Probably my hottest take.

Our WRs last year were big, slow and bad.

Mendoza made them look decent, but they barely got separation. Maybe it was a scheme problem. This year we have much more speed.

I predict significant improvement.

Look out for #21 Jacob De Jesus.

Tight End:

2024: Incredible

2025: Probably bad

Sadly star TE Jack Endries is no longer with us. He will be starting at Texas. Hard to blame him for transferring after Mendoza left. I am excited to root for him this year.

Our best returning tight end is in the ZY rush video, which scares me a bit.

But we have some decent looking transfers.

Optimism: 

The first two games will be ugly.

Expect sloppy mistakes that come from the new scheme, new players and freshman QB.

If the OL dominates the line of scrimmage and JKS gets comfortable… This unit could excel in the ACC.